STRAIT TO THE POINT

Only one more headland to go, Strathy Point is a popular whale watching place,but on the sunday of the organised event the infamous scotch mist descended and was cancelled,however after another visit to the puffins,I went alone,no whales but plenty of seabirds,especially shags.

STRATHY POINT LIGHTHOUSE

DUNLIN

FEMALE EIDER WITH SINGLE DUCKLING.After breeding the males clear off and the females band together in small groups to form a creche,safety in numbers no doubt.

PUFFIN

PUFFIN

PUFFIN

LARGE HEATH BUTTERFLY( SCOTTISH VARIETY)

The scottish variety is less well marked than its english counterpart and was very flighty and difficult to
photograph.

but eventually I got one reasonably sharp

 NEAT PEAT at Strathy.

SCOTTISH PRIMROSE a tiny flower that is found in Sutherland and the Orkney and Shetland Islands.